afloat
US /əˈflot/
・UK /əˈfləʊt/
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adj.AdjectiveRemaining on top of a liquid; floating
In my first swim lesson, I learned how to stay afloat in the water
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Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
- were either handing Carillion public contracts to keep the company afloat, which clearly
were either handing Carillion public contracts to keep the company afloat, which clearly
- Speaker, it looks like the Government was handing Carillion public contracts either to keep the company afloat, which clearly hasn't worked, or it was just deeply negligent of the crisis that was coming down the line.
Speaker, it looks like the Government was handing Carillion public contracts either to keep the company afloat, which clearly hasn't worked, or it was just deeply negligent of the crisis that was coming down the line.
Elon Musk loses more than $100 billion after tumultuous year
- That means, Elon Musk is likely going to be on the hook to keep the social media site afloat.
That means, Elon Musk is likely going to be on the hook to keep the social media site afloat.
- That means Elon Musk is likely going to be on the hook to keep the social media site afloat.
That means Elon Musk is likely going to be on the hook to keep the social media site afloat.
Rescue operation underway after Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses
- Earlier, you and I were on the air, we could not even make out, in the dark weather, if the ship was still afloat. We now see that it is.
Earlier, you and I were on the air, we could not even make out, in the dark weather, if the ship was still afloat. We now see that it is.
- We could not even make out in the dark whether the ship was still afloat.
We could not even make out in the dark whether the ship was still afloat.
Why A $100,000 Salary Can’t Buy The American Dream
- but that's becoming largely inaccessible for many people, and even those who have attained these things are finding themselves managing every dollar coming in and out just to stay afloat.
but that's becoming largely inaccessible for many people, and even those who have attained these things are finding themselves managing every dollar coming in and out just to stay afloat.
- And even those who have attained these things are finding themselves managing every dollar coming in and out just to stay afloat.
And even those who have attained these things are finding themselves managing every dollar coming in and out just to stay afloat.
Why Starbucks Failed In Australia
- So tourists could possibly be the key to keeping the company afloat and preventing another downfall.
So tourists could possibly be the key to keeping the company afloat and preventing another downfall.
- So tourists could possibly be the key to keeping the company afloat and preventing another downfall.
So tourists could possibly be the key to keeping the company afloat and preventing another downfall.
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- and that was my job on the weekends to kind of keep me afloat so I can go audition.
and that was my job on the weekends to kind of keep me afloat so I can go audition.
- to kind of keep me afloat so I can go audition.
to kind of keep me afloat so I can go audition.
How American Cars Got So Bad
- The short-sighted business strategy of Detroit automakers has kept the big three afloat in a post-recession market, but it's all but ensured that they struggle to innovate, maintain any semblance of quality control, and get passed up by a host of ambitious upstarts.
The short-sighted business strategy of Detroit automakers has kept the big three afloat in a post-recession market, but it's all but ensured that they struggle to innovate, maintain any semblance of quality control, and get passed up by a host of ambitious upstarts.
- The short-sighted business strategy of Detroit automakers has kept the Big Three afloat in a post-recession market,
The short-sighted business strategy of Detroit automakers has kept the Big Three afloat in a post-recession market,
Behind the Register at a Japanese Shoe Repair Shop
- To stay afloat He learned shoe repair and through relentless practice honed his craft.
To stay afloat He learned shoe repair and through relentless practice honed his craft.
- To stay afloat, he learned shoe repair and, through relentless practice, honed his craft.
To stay afloat, he learned shoe repair and, through relentless practice, honed his craft.
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- Launched in 1797, Old Iron Sides is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.
Launched in 1797, Old Iron Sides is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.
- Launched in 1797, "Old Ironsides" is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.
Launched in 1797, "Old Ironsides" is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.
A 1990s problem solver
- And that is what Kate Winslet had previously said, that yes, he could have fitted on the door, but it would not have stayed afloat.
And that is what Kate Winslet had previously said, that yes, he could have fitted on the door, but it would not have stayed afloat.
- but it would not have stayed afloat.
but it would not have stayed afloat.